diff --git a/src/file_tree.rs b/src/file_tree.rs
index 14a9b3b..9e3618e 100644
--- a/src/file_tree.rs
+++ b/src/file_tree.rs
@@ -297,10 +297,11 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         // for root
-        let expected_children = vec![
+        let mut expected_children = vec![
             Path::new("/tmp/test_du1/dir1").to_path_buf(),
             Path::new("/tmp/test_du1/file1").to_path_buf(),
         ];
+        expected_children.sort();
         let expected_size = "13"; // "Hello, wold!" has 13 characters, so file1 = 26B, directories are 0B
         let actual_value = f.map.get(&p_buf).unwrap();
         match actual_value {
@@ -308,7 +309,9 @@ mod tests {
                 children: actual_children,
                 size,
             } => {
-                assert_eq!(*actual_children, expected_children);
+                let mut actual_children_sorted = actual_children.to_vec();
+                actual_children_sorted.sort();
+                assert_eq!(actual_children_sorted, expected_children);
                 assert_eq!(format!("{}", *size), expected_size)
             }
             _ => panic!(), // shouldn't happen this entry refers to a dir
@@ -400,12 +403,19 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = file.write_all(b"Hello, world!").unwrap();
         let p = Path::new("/tmp/test_du5");
         let f = FileTree::new(&p, &false).unwrap();
-        let expected = vec![
+        let mut expected = vec![
             Path::new("/tmp/test_du5/dir1").to_path_buf(),
             Path::new("/tmp/test_du5/file1").to_path_buf(),
             Path::new("/tmp/test_du5/dir1/file2").to_path_buf(),
         ];
-        assert_eq!(f.get_children(&p), Some(expected));
+        expected.sort();
+        match f.get_children(&p) {
+            Some(mut value) => {
+                value.sort();
+                assert_eq!(value, expected);
+            }
+            None => panic!(), // shouldn't happen
+        }
 
         let p = Path::new("/tmp/test_du5/dir1");
         let expected = vec![Path::new("/tmp/test_du5/dir1/file2").to_path_buf()];